I have been farming since I crossed over.

Lu Jintang went with Master Tang to measure the land for the homestead. Yang Mingxi seemed quite relieved. She invited the brothers and sisters to sit around the table and prepare to enjoy this heartwarming meal.

Yang Mingyun picked up her bowl, her heart aching with anxiety. She was truly delighted by her third sister's words, but at the same time, she couldn't help but wonder: Even if she had to give some dowry to her married sisters, she couldn't let it affect the lives of her family back home! After all, the whole family depended on this little bit of money to survive.

As Yang Mingyun slurped down her fragrant rice, she would occasionally glance up at Yang Mingxi beside her. With each bite, she would quickly cast her gaze towards her third sister, and the cycle continued. However, despite her eldest sister's frequent glances, Yang Mingxi seemed oblivious, continuing to savor her meal.

Yang Mingxi felt a little embarrassed by the staring gaze. She couldn't help but burst out laughing and said coquettishly, "Oh, sister, why are you staring at me all the time? Is there any rice grains on my face?" As she spoke, she subconsciously touched her cheek.

Yang Mingyun also laughed, shook her head gently, and responded gently, "Silly sister, it's not true. I've just been thinking about what you said just now. Can our family really afford so much money right now? In my opinion, it would be better to buy more land for our family. You know, we have seven brothers in our family! We all depend on these lands to make a living in the future."

After hearing this, Yang Mingxi showed a confident smile on her face and comforted her sister, "Sister, don't worry! This time, we bought more land than before. Don't worry about it! Eat your meal while it's hot. After dinner, the five of us brothers and sisters will go and see how they measure the land." After that, Yang Mingxi shoveled a few more mouthfuls of food into her mouth.

The brothers and sisters were having a lively meal. After dinner, they settled the chicks, ducklings, and piglets that Yang Mingyang and his friends had brought with them before heading outside to measure the land. Meanwhile, the people measuring the homestead were also busy and happy.

The house that Gu Laosan's family currently inhabited was the property left behind by a once helpless and lonely old man in the village. The land was a full five mu (approximately 1.5 acres) in size, and its boundaries were clearly defined, so normally, only the transfer formalities had to be completed.

Unexpectedly, the almighty county magistrate waved his hand, declaring the land needed to be remeasured. He was shocked by the remeasurement. It turned out there was a hidden agenda! He immediately saw the trick—it was clear someone was trying to circumvent the situation! Sure enough, after a careful measurement, Chief Gu was astonished to discover that the original five-acre homestead had been significantly larger than originally measured. He estimated the actual area to be at least seven acres, and very likely over eight!

However, the land deed clearly stated in black and white that it was only five acres. In other words, Gu Lao San only needed to pay the money to purchase five acres of homestead and he could smoothly obtain a total of eight acres of homestead. This was a great deal!

Just as Village Chief Gu was secretly pondering what he had just witnessed, in the blink of an eye, the people in charge of measuring the land had already begun to measure the wasteland in front of Gu Laosan's house...

The adults didn't waste any time and started measuring from the riverside, extending it all the way to the eaves of the house next to Gu Laosan's. Along the way, except for the three acres of land that originally belonged to Gu Laosan's family, the final reported amount was only a mere twenty acres!

Village Chief Gu followed closely throughout, even personally measuring the land on foot. After careful calculations, he knew for sure that the actual area was no less than thirty mu, but it was now only counted as twenty mu, classified as riverside land, and priced at a mere five hundred coins per mu.

Village Chief Gu watched the scene unfold with a surge of eager desire. He wondered if he could also purchase land in this way, wouldn't his family also have the opportunity to buy 30 or 40 mu of land?

But how should one approach this request? After all, it's not something you can just casually say; it would be disastrous if you upset the other person or cause unnecessary trouble. So, Village Chief Gu fell into deep thought, racking his brains for a way to achieve his goal without offending anyone.

Here, Yang Mingxi, Yang Mingyun and the three brothers of the Yang family also came out to join in the measurement. The latest thing being measured is the dowry for Yang Mingyun. It is behind the house of Gu Lao San, and it goes directly from the riverside to the foot of the courtyard wall of another house, and then moves forward to the back.

In order to verify his idea, Village Chief Gu followed closely and measured the land in his own way.

Village chief Gu dared to guarantee that the thirty acres of land as a dowry must be more than forty acres, about 45 acres, which fulfilled his idea.

Before Village Chief Gu began to measure Yang Mingxi's land, he smiled and said, "I'd like to trouble you adults today. We will also buy some land to save you the trouble of making an extra trip."

Tang Jiahang immediately understood that they knew you were letting him off the hook and wanted to take advantage. He smiled and said, "Village Chief Gu, how much land do you want to buy, and where? I've asked Master Qin to take someone to measure it for you. It'll take longer here."

Village Chief Gu smiled awkwardly and said, "Thank you, Mr. Tang, for your consideration. It's right in front of our house, and I also want to buy the wasteland near the river in front of our house."

"Master Qin, please take one person with you! The rest of the people will be measured here first!" Tang Jiahang instructed Master Qin.

The people here were measuring the place Yang Mingxi mentioned at full speed. In the end, they added up a total of 1200 acres, all of which were mountainous land, and the price was 500 wen per acre.

Just as everyone was about to set off for Dajue Temple, the Qin family returned, followed by the smiling Village Chief Gu. Their family also got some advantages. Although not as obvious as the third Gu family, they still had at least ten more acres of land than they actually had. Moreover, part of it was calculated as beach land, which made them much cheaper.